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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
John E. Waters, Fortville, IN (US);
Daniel A. Friedman, Zionsville, IN (US);
David B. Busch, Fishers, IN (US);
Rollin Nothwehr, Holland, MI (US);
Jonathan Peter Cansfield, Dexter, MI (US);
Emery Jay Zadina, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
John E. Waters, Fortville, IN (US);
Daniel A. Friedman, Zionsville, IN (US);
David B. Busch, Fishers, IN (US);
Rollin Nothwehr, Holland, MI (US);
Jonathan Peter Cansfield, Dexter, MI (US);
Emery Jay Zadina, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Bright Automotive, Inc., Anderson, IN (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive seat has a seat back and a seat bottom that are movable between a seating configuration and a work desk configuration. When moving from the seating configuration to the work desk configuration, the seat bottom pivots forwardly into a generally vertical orientation and the seat back pivots downwardly into a generally horizontal orientation. The seat bottom supports an end of the seat back when the seat bottom and the seat back are in the work desk configuration. The back surface of the seat back faces upwardly to provide a work surface when the seat bottom and the seat back are in the work desk configuration. Sufficient space is provided beneath the seat back when in the work desk configuration to accommodate a person's legs underneath the seat back.